- Supporters say it's time to take the politics out of syringe exchanges, but some in El Paso County say it's overreach by state government.
- The well-funded new campaign creates a "Plan B" for paid family leave.
- This is the latest of several attempts Colorado lawmakers have made to get more information out of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Colorado’s capitol is current firmly in the hands of the Democrats, so that means smooth sailing for all their policies right? Yeah, not so much.
- Opponents of a potential public option health care plan are targeting Coloradans with TV ads, mailers, and a social media campaign. But who's funding the group, and how much they're actually spending, isn't easy to find out.
- Two bills have been introduced in the young 2020 session. One would rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims. The other is the latest attempt to repeal the state's use of capital punishment.
- Two Republicans will support the bill, saying that capital punishment goes against their morals.
- The change would permanently protect the rights of state employees to unionize and negotiate with the government, but it wouldn't allow strikes.
- Reinsurance is one thing, a public option for health care is another entirely.
- Some of the bills address controversial topics, such as school choice, teacher pay and sex ed.
- There was a lot of good cheer as lawmakers arrived to start their 2020 session, but big fights loom over education policy, transportation funding, and health care.
- “I think both parties and particularly the Democrats are pushing their dream bills this year.”
- "My uncle was not able to pay his cash bond — and I honestly don't know if he was mentally capable enough," Natalia Marshall said.
- Williams said it was a personal decision, not a reaction to her primary challenger.
- While a hundred bucks won't pay for many credits, it could start families saving.
- The Catholic Church is having a reckoning over abuse in Colorado. One that doesn't include people like Terry Schippers.
